Telework and employees with disabilities: accommodation and funding options.

This article describes telework and its use as an accommodation for employees with disabilities. Potential barriers to using telework as an accommodation are presented, as well as potential funding sources for technology. Two case studies of successful accommodation through telework are presented.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 115 - 123
Main Authors: West MD, Anderson J
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. 2005
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Description
Summary:This article describes telework and its use as an accommodation for employees with disabilities. Potential barriers to using telework as an accommodation are presented, as well as potential funding sources for technology. Two case studies of successful accommodation through telework are presented.